Systems, Methods, and Devices for Processing Audio Signals

1. An apparatus comprising: an audio device forming a telephone handset having at least one speaker element and a processor, wherein the audio device is coupled to a consumer premises equipment gateway, which is coupled to a network, and wherein the processor of the audio device upon being coupled to the consumer premises equipment gateway immediately negotiates with the consumer premises equipment gateway regarding a parameter associated with processing an audio signal to be transmitted across the network in response to coupling the audio device to the gateway; wherein the transmitted audio signal corresponds to a selected audio bandwidth from a plurality of audio bandwidths; wherein the selected audio bandwidth is associated with the parameter and is based on a speaker type of the speaker elements determined by the gateway; and wherein the plurality of audio bandwidths comprise a first audio bandwidth of approximately 3.1 kHz and a second audio bandwidth of at least approximately 6 kHz.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio device comprises an audio codec.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio device comprises a plurality of audio codecs.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio device is configured to select an audio codec for processing the audio signal according to the negotiated parameter.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio device comprises a telephone.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio device comprises a microphone.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio device comprises a speaker.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio device comprises an acoustic transducer.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio device comprises an audio player.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio device comprises an audio recorder.

11. A machine-implemented method comprising: initiating a communications connection between an audio device and a consumer premises equipment gateway coupled to the audio device, and wherein the gateway is coupleable to a network; and immediately negotiating between the audio device and the consumer premises equipment gateway for a parameter associated with processing an audio signal to be transmitted across the network in response to coupling the audio device to the consumer premises equipment gateway via a physical port, wherein the transmitted audio signal corresponds to a selected audio bandwidth from a plurality of audio bandwidths, wherein the selected audio bandwidth is associated with the parameter and is based on a speaker type of speaker elements of the audio device, wherein the speaker type is determined by the consumer premises equipment gateway, wherein the plurality of audio bandwidths comprise a first audio bandwidth of approximately 3.1 kHz and a second audio bandwidth of at least approximately 6 kHz.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising selecting an audio codec for processing the audio signal according to the negotiated parameter.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising sampling the audio signal according to the parameter.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising digitizing the audio signal according to the parameter.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising formatting the audio signal according to the parameter.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising compressing the audio signal according to the parameter.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising providing the digitized audio signal to the network according to the parameter.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving the digitized audio signal from the network according to the parameter.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising decompressing the audio signal according to the parameter.

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising converting the audio signal according to the parameter.

21. A machine readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions, which, when loaded in and executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising: initiating a communications connection between an audio device and a consumer premises equipment gateway coupled to the audio device, and wherein the gateway is coupleable to a network; and immediately negotiating between the audio device and the gateway for a parameter associated with processing an audio signal to be transmitted across the network in response to coupling the audio device to the consumer premises equipment gateway via a physical port, wherein the transmitted audio signal corresponds to a selected audio bandwidth from a plurality of audio bandwidths, wherein the selected audio bandwidth is associated with the parameter and is based on a speaker type of speaker elements of the audio device, wherein the speaker type is determined by the consumer premises equipment gateway, wherein the plurality of audio bandwidths comprise a first audio bandwidth of approximately 3.1 kHz and a second audio bandwidth of at least approximately 6 kHz.

22. A machine-implemented method comprising: initiating a communications connection between an audio device and a consumer premises equipment gateway coupled to the audio device, and wherein the gateway is coupleable to a network; and immediately negotiating between the audio device and the gateway for a parameter associated with processing an audio signal to be transmitted across the network in response to coupling the audio device to the consumer premises equipment gateway via a physical port, wherein the transmitted audio signal corresponds to a selected audio bandwidth from a plurality of audio bandwidths, wherein the selected audio bandwidth is associated with the parameter and is based on a speaker type of speaker elements of the audio device, wherein the speaker type is determined by the computer premises equipment gateway, wherein the plurality of audio bandwidths comprise a first audio bandwidth of approximately 3.1 kHz and a second audio bandwidth of at least approximately 6 kHz and is not larger than an audio bandwidth of the audio device.